Water Quality

Water Quality Challenges

Storm Water Pollution Prevention (SWPP) has become a challenge for development projects. Violations of existing laws can result in significant added project costs. Pollution discharges in runoff from project sites, even if accidental, may result in fines due to non-compliance with regulatory requirements, and potential lawsuits by third parties or environmental groups.

Projects are required to use Best Management Practices (BMP’s) to prevent construction related pollution from impacting downstream properties. The preparation of a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) is a generally required document that identifies potential sources of pollution, describes how to reduce pollutants from a construction site and helps ensure that a site is compliant with the State’s Construction General Permit. The SWPPP must be prepared by a Qualified SWPPP Developer (QSD) and the BMP’s outlined in the SWPPP must be monitored by a Qualified SWPPP Practitioner (QSP).

How we can help

To overcome these storm water challenges you need a team that can help you to keep your project in compliance. Adkan Engineers assists private property owners, developers, and public agencies in identifying the storm water quality regulatory requirements for their specific project types. Here is a sample of the SWPPP services that the Adkan Team offers:

Prepare Storm Water management Plans

Prepare Rain Event Action Plans (REAP)

Prepare Storm Water Annual Reports

Perform field monitoring on SWPPP items or best Management Practices (BMP) items